Collapsible stand



w. H. BOZE.

COLLAPSIBLE STAND.

APPLICATION man 0:029. 1919.

1 40,370, Patented May 18, 1920.

WITNESS.- W U a B 0 Z INVENTOR.

A TTORNEY.

UNITED STATES PAIEENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM H. BOZE, 0F NORFOLK. VIRGINIA.

COLLAPSIBLE STAND.

Application filed December 29, 1919.

To all whom it 1n ([1] concern Be it known that l, \VILLIAM H. Rome, a citizen of the United States, residing at Norfolk, in the county of Norfolk and State of Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Collapsible Stands, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to collapsible or foldable stands.

The object of the invention is to provide a foldable stand for tables, drawing boards, washboards and the like so that it may be folded and hung on the wall or against the wall with the edges resting on the floor when not in use and when, required for use may be quickly extended so as to act as a support for boards to form a table.

A further object is to construct a stand or support that may be cheaply constructed and be adjustable both transversely and longitudinally.

Further objects and advantages will be more fully described herein and specifically pointed out in the annexed claims recourse being had to the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification in which Figure l is a perspective view of my device in position to receive a board or boards to form a table.

Fig. 2 is a plan of the same, and Fig. 3 is a plan of two of the transverse members of the support showing means for effecting lateral adjustability.

In the drawings like reference numerals indicate similar parts in all the several views 1 are the supports which consist of two crossed members intersecting at the center to form X-shaped standards.

2 are the lower brace bars inserted near the lower ends of the X-shaped supports for rigidity and for the lower ends of the hereinafter described vertical rods.

3 are the top upper cross bars provided with channel ways 4 for the slidable mountin of the transverse adjusting bars 5 and 6.

%he bars 5 and 6 are provided with slots 6* throu h which pass the bolt 7, and by means 05 the winged nut 8, the bars may be slidably extended outward to get the greatest width or retracted to make the space narrower according to the width of Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 18, 1920. Serial No. 348,083.

the board or boards which are to them.

The bars 5 and 6 are provided with pins 9 which pass through suitable holes 'in the board to be su 'iported by the stand in order to prevent it from slipping off said bars, or if preferred, the holes may be made in the bars 5 and 3 to receive pins placed in the board to be supported, as desired.

11 are vertical rods passing through the intersection of the crossed or X-shaped supports 1 and the lower cross bar 2 and may be extended above the bars 5 and (i. as shown by dotted lines 12, Fig. l, in which case the projecting ends thereof will answer; the purpose of the pins 9.

13 and 14 are slidable rods for effecting longitudinal adjustment and are disposed one upon the other and held at the proper point by means of the clamp collar or sleeve 15 through which passes the bolt and winged nut 16 thereby binding the two rods and holding them in position.

y loosening the nut 16 the rods may be pulled outward to lengthen or pushed inward to shorten and afterward clamped so that they will remain at any position desired.

By having longitudinal and transverse adjustment the stand is adapted to support drawing boards, ironing boards, table boards and the like which are of different width and lengths so that the stand may serve for several purposes, as described.

The rods 13 and 14 are provided with ring ends or eyes 17 through which passes the vertical rods 11 and are therefore hingedly fitted and adapted to turn upon said vertical rods.

18 are angle brace rods provided with ring ends or eyes 19 and are likewise encircling the vertical rods 11 so that they may turn thereon.

20 is a sleeve or collar provided with a suitable set screw so that it may he slidably adjustable on the rod 13 and also upon the rod 14 but one only is shown in Fig. 2.

21, Fig. 2, shown by dotted lines, represents the position taken by a board or boards to form a table or for a drawing or ironing board. As shown, the rods 11 turn in the eyes of the rods 13 and 14 so that the device may be collapsed or folded rest upon in the position shown by the dotted lines in Fig. 1.

As he device is plainly shown in the drawing l'urthoi' (lPHlTl'lPlilUH is doomed un necessary.

I claim:

rlamps there for, vertical rods passing through said supporting stai'idards, and longitudinally ad ustable slldable rods hingedly eonneoted to said. vertical rods.

2. A device of the class described and in iw-iombination with supports or standards transverse adjustable members thereon, irrtieal rods passing through said supports. adjustable and slidable longitudinal rods hino'odl secured to said vertiral rods l'lallllj) securing means :lfor said slidablo rods and adjustablj' mounted on said slidablw rods for causing the rods and supports to close one upon the other.

:3. A devioo of the class described and in eon'ibiuation with supports or standarifls, ol' transversely adjustable members thereon, vertical rods through said supports and projecting above said upper transverse members and scoured at one ol their ends near the lower ends of the sup 'iorts longitudinal ring ended rods adapted to slide one over the other for adjustment diag' onal braoe rods having: ring ends or eyes thereon connecting); said vertical rods with the longitudinal rods for eansing said transverse members to hinge-idly turn upon said vertical rods.

In testii'non whereof I have hereunto all" lixod my signature in the proseni-o ol two witnesses. 

